Letter of Introduction
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“Truly Great Entertainment - Great in theme...great in cast...and the great scalawag Charlie McCarthy”
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.
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Cast
30 people
Adolphe Menjou
John Mannering
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Andrea Leeds
Kay Martin
Known for
Stage Door
George Murphy
Barry Paige
Known for
For Me and My Gal
Battleground
Edgar Bergen
Himself
Known for
I Remember Mama
Rita Johnson
Honey
Known for
The Major and the Minor
The Big Clock
Ann Sheridan
Lydia Hoyt
Known for
Woman on the Run
Angels with Dirty Faces
Ernest Cossart
Andrews, the Butler
Known for
Angel
The Great Ziegfeld
Frank Jenks
Joe, theatre prompter
Known for
His Girl Friday
Woman on the Run
Eve Arden
Cora Phelps
Known for
Grease
Anatomy of a Murder
Jonathan Hale
Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Fury
Constance Moore
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Also in
Buck Rogers
Planet Outlaws
Frances Robinson
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Bedtime Story
John M. Stahl Director · Leonard Spigelgass Writer Sheridan Gibney Writer
United States release August 5, 1938 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 5, 1938
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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